This
collection
includes
QuickTime,
MPEG-1,
and
GIF
animations
and
interactive
images
of
Martian
exploration
and
geology.
These
visualizations
illustrate
Mars'
surface
geology
and
historical
and
current
water
presence
and
display
information
from
the
Spirit,
Opportunity,
Pathfinder,
and
Sojourner
rovers
and
landers.
Many
of
the
visualizations
have
long
download
times,
but
are
well
worth
your
patience.
...
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Grade level:
Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional

Mars
Exploration
is
a
Windows
to
the
Universe
Exploratour
and
provides
information
and
images
about
Mariner
missions,
Viking
missions,
Mars
Observer,
Mars
Surveyor
Program,
Mars
Pathfinder,
Mars
Global
Surveyor,
Mars
Polar
Lander
and
Climate
Orbiter,
Mars
2001,
and
Mars
2003.
Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
of
this
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This site provides information on volcanoes on Mars, including shield volcanoes, large volcanic cones, unusual patera structures, mare-like volcanic plains, and a number of other smaller features. It also compares volcanism on Mars and the Earth's Moon.
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This
activity
is
about
planetary
climate.
Once
familiar
with
the
factors
that
determine
a
planet's
surface
temperature,
learners
will
use
an
interactive
spreadsheet
model
of
a
planet's
atmosphere
to
determine
if
greenhouse
gases,
luminosity
of
the
source,
the
distance
of
the
planet
from
the
source
and
the
albedo
of
the
planet
can
be
manipulated
so
that
the
average
surface
temperature
on
Mars
or
Venus
...
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This
lesson
teaches
basic
astronomical
concepts
such
as
the
astronomical
meaning
of
the
day,
year,
and
seasons
through
choreographed
bodily
movements
and
positions
that
provide
educational
sensory
experiences.
Through
a
series
of
simple
body
movements,
students
gain
insight
into
the
relationship
between
time
and
astronomical
motions
of
Earth
(rotation
about
its
axis,
and
orbit
around
the
Sun),
and
...
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This site provides extensive information about the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) mission, launched in November of 1996 by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Included are: navigation and engineering data, news and status reports, close-ups of Mars topography, ancient geodynamics on Mars, as well as the current positions of Earth, Mars, and the MGS spacecraft.
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Grade level:
High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional

In this lesson students explore the idea of using probes to gain scientific information on both Mars and Earth. The students also attempt to determine the likely surface temperature at landing sites on Earth that are comparable to Pathfinder and Viking sites on Mars. This is the fifth in a series of interactive student lessons from the Martian Sun Times.
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This
activity
focuses
on
the
relationship
between
science
of
looking
for
life
and
the
tools,
on
vehicles
such
as
the
Mars
Rover,
that
make
it
possible.
Learners
will
create
their
own
models
of
a
Mars
rover.
They
determine
what
tools
would
be
necessary
to
help
them
better
understand
Mars
(and
something
about
life
on
Mars/its
habitability).
Then
they
work
in
teams
to
complete
a
design
challenge
where
...
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This is an archive of questions and answers about Mars. It is divided into Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced categories and covers such topics as the possibility of life on Mars, Martian atmosphere and geography, and Mars colonization. There are also links to other Mars-related sites.
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Grade level:
Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), General public

This
website
is
home
to
the
Arizona
State
University
(ASU)
Mars
Education
Program.
This
program
includes
information
about
the
MSIP
(Mars
Student
Imaging
Project),
student
visits
to
the
Mars
Space
Flight
Facility,
educator
workshops
held
at
ASU
and
other
national
sites,
and
Mars
hands-on
activity
guides.
Red
Planet
Connection
is
a
quarterly
publication,
which
stimulates
children's
interest
in
science
...
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